Biografía

19 de marzo de 1953 · Búfalo, Nueva York, Estados Unidos

1,88 m

Bassist for the band: "Mr. Big" Played with 'David Lee Roth' in 1987

Voted the "Best Rock Bass Player" 5 times in Guitar Player magazine's readers' poll, an honor which placed him in their "Gallery of Greats" (alongside virtuosos like Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Geddy Lee and Eddie Van Halen). He has also won readers' polls in Germany, Japan, Korea, Italy, and many other countries. In Japan, Billy has won the prestigious "Player Magazine" (Japan's #1 Music mag) readers' poll for Best Bass Player an unprecedented 14 consecutive times, and Burrn! Magazine's (Japan's #1 heavy metal mag) readers poll 5 times.

Touring Asia and Australia with the Steve Vai Band

At night I could hear the bass reverberate through the neighborhood. The guitars and drums were muffled, but the bass traveled everywhere. I loved that, and wanted to have the power to shake buildings. Also, the bass was big and manly; guitars were little and wimpy, with these thin little strings that looked like Velveeta cheese cutters.